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Population in Finland compared to Russia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Finland was 5,646,436 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Finland's population is 5,647,947 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 25.3 times bigger than Finland's.
  • Finland is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.78% of the world: 0.07% for Finland vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Finland has had an average growth rate of +0.3% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Finland has increased from 5.27M people to 5.65M (7.25% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Finland vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Finland
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Finland Russia
2100 4,629,053 125,631,984
2099 4,645,228 125,735,285
2098 4,661,258 125,835,990
2097 4,676,964 125,914,480
2096 4,692,260 126,004,709
2095 4,707,633 126,072,890
2094 4,722,751 126,125,529
2093 4,738,088 126,181,074
2092 4,753,259 126,256,091
2091 4,768,754 126,304,823
2090 4,784,445 126,360,262
2089 4,799,982 126,412,664
2088 4,815,528 126,463,022
2087 4,831,523 126,511,263
2086 4,847,503 126,579,534
2085 4,863,391 126,655,806
2084 4,878,695 126,730,694
2083 4,894,099 126,805,713
2082 4,909,902 126,889,471
2081 4,925,741 126,973,300
2080 4,941,601 127,070,546
2079 4,957,156 127,191,346
2078 4,972,238 127,331,975
2077 4,987,486 127,489,152
2076 5,002,755 127,641,749
2075 5,017,572 127,825,235
2074 5,032,306 128,023,096
2073 5,046,593 128,238,922
2072 5,060,464 128,465,870
2071 5,074,179 128,745,681
2070 5,087,802 129,020,076
2069 5,101,058 129,309,803
2068 5,114,493 129,589,275
2067 5,127,889 129,873,991
2066 5,141,202 130,184,092
2065 5,155,429 130,515,828
2064 5,169,525 130,852,649
2063 5,183,843 131,199,458
2062 5,198,043 131,530,725
2061 5,212,670 131,881,030
2060 5,227,697 132,209,377
2059 5,242,988 132,568,882
2058 5,257,844 132,933,515
2057 5,273,628 133,272,997
2056 5,289,765 133,615,325
2055 5,305,934 133,963,055
2054 5,321,736 134,288,366
2053 5,337,053 134,609,198
2052 5,352,244 134,876,558
2051 5,367,229 135,141,211
2050 5,381,479 135,386,454
2049 5,395,348 135,609,441
2048 5,408,876 135,818,840
2047 5,422,100 136,013,698
2046 5,434,914 136,185,098
2045 5,447,770 136,368,416
2044 5,460,322 136,568,234
2043 5,473,016 136,791,498
2042 5,485,319 137,015,033
2041 5,497,690 137,266,491
2040 5,509,866 137,531,851
2039 5,522,256 137,833,822
2038 5,534,448 138,146,863
2037 5,546,603 138,485,780
2036 5,558,413 138,835,731
2035 5,569,919 139,197,452
2034 5,580,966 139,573,272
2033 5,591,512 139,960,175
2032 5,601,550 140,359,785
2031 5,611,269 140,785,026
2030 5,620,291 141,182,418
2029 5,628,791 141,571,268
2028 5,636,422 141,946,979
2027 5,643,240 142,315,155
2026 5,647,947 142,643,173
2025 5,646,436 143,513,328
2024 5,619,911 143,669,648
2023 5,583,911 143,826,130
2022 5,556,106 144,236,933
2021 5,541,017 144,746,762
2020 5,529,543 145,245,148
2019 5,521,606 145,453,291
2018 5,515,525 145,398,106
2017 5,508,214 145,293,260
2016 5,495,303 145,015,460
2015 5,479,531 144,640,716
2014 5,461,512 144,237,223
2013 5,438,972 143,805,638
2012 5,413,971 143,378,447
2011 5,388,272 143,018,195
2010 5,363,352 142,849,468
2009 5,338,871 142,785,348
2008 5,313,399 142,742,366
2007 5,288,720 142,805,114
2006 5,266,268 143,049,637
2005 5,246,096 143,518,814
2004 5,228,172 144,067,316
2003 5,213,014 144,648,618
2002 5,200,598 145,306,497
2001 5,188,008 145,976,482
2000 5,176,209 146,596,869
1999 5,165,474 147,214,776
1998 5,153,498 147,670,784
1997 5,139,835 147,915,361
1996 5,124,573 148,160,129
1995 5,107,790 148,375,787
1994 5,088,333 148,407,912
1993 5,066,447 148,458,777
1992 5,041,992 148,538,197
1991 5,013,740 148,394,216
1990 4,986,431 147,969,406
1989 4,964,371 147,721,000
1988 4,946,481 146,857,000
1987 4,932,123 145,908,000
1986 4,918,154 144,894,000
1985 4,902,206 143,858,000
1984 4,881,803 142,745,000
1983 4,855,787 141,668,000
1982 4,826,933 140,823,000
1981 4,799,964 139,941,000
1980 4,779,535 139,010,000
1979 4,764,690 138,027,000
1978 4,752,528 137,060,000
1977 4,738,902 136,100,000
1976 4,725,664 135,147,000
1975 4,711,440 134,200,000
1974 4,690,574 133,432,000
1973 4,666,081 132,669,000
1972 4,639,657 131,909,000
1971 4,612,124 131,155,000
1970 4,606,307 130,404,000
1969 4,623,785 129,664,000
1968 4,626,469 128,928,000
1967 4,605,744 128,196,000
1966 4,580,869 127,468,000
1965 4,563,732 126,745,000
1964 4,548,543 125,345,000
1963 4,523,309 123,960,000
1962 4,491,443 122,591,000
1961 4,461,005 121,236,000
1960 4,429,634 119,897,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/finland/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Finland increased by 229,035 people (a 4.35% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Finland gained 152,644 people (a 2.78% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline).

Finland was ranked 111th most populous country in 2006 and is 120th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Finland's population will shrink by 4.72% to 5,381,479 people with a rank change from 120th to 126th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

Finland is projected to reach its peak in 2026 at 5.65M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 126M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Finland
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Finland Russia
2100 -0.35% -0.08%
2099 -0.34% -0.08%
2098 -0.34% -0.06%
2097 -0.33% -0.07%
2096 -0.33% -0.05%
2095 -0.32% -0.04%
2094 -0.32% -0.04%
2093 -0.32% -0.06%
2092 -0.32% -0.04%
2091 -0.33% -0.04%
2090 -0.32% -0.04%
2089 -0.32% -0.04%
2088 -0.33% -0.04%
2087 -0.33% -0.05%
2086 -0.33% -0.06%
2085 -0.31% -0.06%
2084 -0.31% -0.06%
2083 -0.32% -0.07%
2082 -0.32% -0.07%
2081 -0.32% -0.08%
2080 -0.31% -0.09%
2079 -0.3% -0.11%
2078 -0.31% -0.12%
2077 -0.31% -0.12%
2076 -0.3% -0.14%
2075 -0.29% -0.15%
2074 -0.28% -0.17%
2073 -0.27% -0.18%
2072 -0.27% -0.22%
2071 -0.27% -0.21%
2070 -0.26% -0.22%
2069 -0.26% -0.22%
2068 -0.26% -0.22%
2067 -0.26% -0.24%
2066 -0.28% -0.25%
2065 -0.27% -0.26%
2064 -0.28% -0.26%
2063 -0.27% -0.25%
2062 -0.28% -0.27%
2061 -0.29% -0.25%
2060 -0.29% -0.27%
2059 -0.28% -0.27%
2058 -0.3% -0.25%
2057 -0.31% -0.26%
2056 -0.3% -0.26%
2055 -0.3% -0.24%
2054 -0.29% -0.24%
2053 -0.28% -0.2%
2052 -0.28% -0.2%
2051 -0.26% -0.18%
2050 -0.26% -0.16%
2049 -0.25% -0.15%
2048 -0.24% -0.14%
2047 -0.24% -0.13%
2046 -0.24% -0.13%
2045 -0.23% -0.15%
2044 -0.23% -0.16%
2043 -0.22% -0.16%
2042 -0.23% -0.18%
2041 -0.22% -0.19%
2040 -0.22% -0.22%
2039 -0.22% -0.23%
2038 -0.22% -0.24%
2037 -0.21% -0.25%
2036 -0.21% -0.26%
2035 -0.2% -0.27%
2034 -0.19% -0.28%
2033 -0.18% -0.28%
2032 -0.17% -0.3%
2031 -0.16% -0.28%
2030 -0.15% -0.27%
2029 -0.14% -0.26%
2028 -0.12% -0.26%
2027 -0.08% -0.23%
2026 0.03% -0.61%
2025 0.47% -0.11%
2024 0.64% -0.11%
2023 0.5% -0.28%
2022 0.27% -0.35%
2021 0.21% -0.34%
2020 0.14% -0.14%
2019 0.11% 0.04%
2018 0.13% 0.07%
2017 0.23% 0.19%
2016 0.29% 0.26%
2015 0.33% 0.28%
2014 0.41% 0.3%
2013 0.46% 0.3%
2012 0.48% 0.25%
2011 0.46% 0.12%
2010 0.46% 0.04%
2009 0.48% 0.03%
2008 0.47% -0.04%
2007 0.43% -0.17%
2006 0.38% -0.33%
2005 0.34% -0.38%
2004 0.29% -0.4%
2003 0.24% -0.45%
2002 0.24% -0.46%
2001 0.23% -0.42%
2000 0.21% -0.42%
1999 0.23% -0.31%
1998 0.27% -0.17%
1997 0.3% -0.17%
1996 0.33% -0.15%
1995 0.38% -0.02%
1994 0.43% -0.03%
1993 0.49% -0.05%
1992 0.56% 0.1%
1991 0.55% 0.29%
1990 0.44% 0.17%
1989 0.36% 0.59%
1988 0.29% 0.65%
1987 0.28% 0.7%
1986 0.33% 0.72%
1985 0.42% 0.78%
1984 0.54% 0.76%
1983 0.6% 0.6%
1982 0.56% 0.63%
1981 0.43% 0.67%
1980 0.31% 0.71%
1979 0.26% 0.71%
1978 0.29% 0.71%
1977 0.28% 0.71%
1976 0.3% 0.71%
1975 0.44% 0.58%
1974 0.52% 0.58%
1973 0.57% 0.58%
1972 0.6% 0.57%
1971 0.13% 0.58%
1970 -0.38% 0.57%
1969 -0.06% 0.57%
1968 0.45% 0.57%
1967 0.54% 0.57%
1966 0.38% 0.57%
1965 0.33% 1.12%
1964 0.56% 1.12%
1963 0.71% 1.12%
1962 0.68% 1.12%
1961 0.71% 1.12%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/finland/russia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Finland grew by 0.47%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Finland Russia
Current population
5647947
142643173
Population rank 120/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.72%
One net population change
19.9 minutes
3.37 minutes
One birth every
12 minutes
26.1 seconds
One death every
8.99 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +73 -428
Annual growth/decline +26,525 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +0.47% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 130/197 166/197
One migration net change every
28.9 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change +18,246 -251,822
Net migration rank 33/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 514,432 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 79/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 9.2% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 69/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Finland
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Finland Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 18,246 - -251,822
2024 -14,612 26,894 -574,678 -178,042
2023 -17,869 38,156 -503,392 27,807
2022 -18,335 60,353 -576,948 765,629
2021 -7,757 22,484 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 -8,847 17,504 -697,177 334,094
2019 -8,282 15,671 -319,997 336,494
2018 -7,170 11,822 -232,637 339,972
2017 -3,856 13,356 -130,764 396,619
2016 -1,099 17,321 0 447,645
2015 2,740 12,655 43,392 384,756
2014 4,915 15,915 28,848 264,698
2013 6,527 18,164 28,761 289,872
2012 7,579 17,894 0 285,977
2011 9,160 16,798 -128,716 309,377
2010 10,191 14,080 -242,844 307,555
2009 10,678 14,877 -257,014 350,206
2008 10,627 15,626 -356,856 360,840
2007 9,519 14,027 -471,257 365,717
2006 11,059 10,820 -686,638 308,370
2005 9,968 9,251 -846,761 263,541
2004 9,933 6,956 -792,370 261,519
2003 7,819 5,929 -896,822 256,804
2002 6,241 5,255 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 7,263 6,241 -963,445 259,614
2000 7,765 2,497 -967,540 550,401
1999 7,748 3,604 -927,453 375,468
1998 7,730 4,417 -694,053 528,135
1997 9,766 4,925 -769,159 541,387
1996 11,274 3,757 -785,248 587,171
1995 13,791 4,325 -845,742 723,875
1994 17,300 3,834 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 13,679 9,036 -757,140 507,229
1992 16,639 9,356 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 16,044 14,515 103,876 125,505
1990 15,458 8,920 325,533 299,863
1989 14,396 5,775 576,112 89,400
1988 14,344 1,765 778,343 269,862
1987 11,837 831 977,583 275,611
1986 13,279 1,491 985,279 283,553
1985 14,707 2,416 762,447 280,614
1984 20,015 3,972 756,548 247,026
1983 21,851 6,925 906,676 200,159
1982 22,686 7,109 830,855 107,520
1981 18,720 5,287 713,700 36,686
1980 18,640 -2,212 681,149 10,440
1979 19,535 -6,612 690,135 -5,791
1978 20,436 -9,348 812,766 108,882
1977 21,799 -5,697 832,932 122,316
1976 21,738 -11,843 852,237 113,851
1975 21,673 -3,807 843,850 80,069
1974 17,824 5,891 883,186 -51,759
1973 13,532 11,558 846,561 -107,568
1972 14,847 12,613 872,050 -111,168
1971 15,220 12,286 854,999 -134,968
1970 20,268 -36,579 785,554 -264,464
1969 21,732 -42,207 753,088 -64,643
1968 28,684 -15,561 787,621 -83,221
1967 33,622 -5,353 854,554 -116,029
1966 34,356 -12,059 989,279 -111,360
1965 33,771 -21,731 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 38,208 -20,414 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 40,258 -7,624 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 38,627 -6,852 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 41,487 -11,828 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 42,082 -9,489 1,962,834 -234,895

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/finland/russia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 26.5% of the population change in Finland is from natural causes (a loss of 85,087 people) and 73.5% is from migration (a gain of 236,216 people). In Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 people).

As of 2024, 514,432 residents or 9.2% of the population were not native-born in Finland, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

Biggest cities by population

Finland
City Population
Helsinki 694K
Espoo 326K
Tampere 255K
Vantaa 248K
Oulu 217K
Turku 210K
Jyvaskyla 150K
Kuopio 127K
Lahti 122K
Pori 83K
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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